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1981–82 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

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1981–82 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCAC champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceWest Coast Athletic Conference
Record22–7 (14–0 WCAC)
Head coach
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
Seasons
1981–82 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pepperdine 14 0   1.000 22 7   .759
San Francisco 11 3   .786 26 5   .839
Portland 9 5   .643 17 10   .630
Santa Clara 7 7   .500 16 11   .593
Gonzaga 7 7   .500 15 12   .556
San Diego 4 10   .286 11 15   .423
Saint Mary's 3 11   .214 11 16   .407
Loyola Marymount 1 13   .071 3 24   .111
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jim Harrick. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–7, 14–0 in WCAC play to win the regular season conference title to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves beat Pittsburgh before falling to Oregon State, 70–51, in the second round.[1]

Roster

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1981–82 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 4 Mark Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
G 5 Grant Gondrezick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Boulder HS Boulder, Colorado
G 14 Dane Suttle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr John C. Fremont Los Angeles, California
F 34 Orlando Phillips 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr CCSF San Francisco, California
F 52 Victor Anger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
F 54 Bill Sadler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 28, 1981*
at No. 2 UCLA L 69–76  0–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Nov 30, 1981*
Northern Arizona W 88–67  1–1
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 4, 1981*
vs. Cincinnati L 72–73  1–2
 
 
Dec 5, 1981*
vs. District of Columbia W 72–71  2–2
 
 
Dec 12, 1981*
at No. 19 Oregon State L 69–84  2–3
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 18, 1981*
Texas–Arlington W 102–97  3–3
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 19, 1981*
Evansville L 69–77  3–4
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 23, 1981*
Rice W 77–64  4–4
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 30, 1981*
St. Mary's (Texas) W 76–64  5–4
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 2, 1982*
Northland College W 110–59  6–4
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 5, 1982*
Cal State Fullerton W 95–76  7–4
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 7, 1982*
at Fresno State L 46–63  7–5
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Jan 9, 1982*
at Long Beach State L 78–80  7–6
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
WCAC Regular Season
Jan 15, 1982
San Francisco W 102–91  8–6
(1–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 16, 1982
Santa Clara W 77–73  9–6
(2–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 22, 1982
Saint Mary's W 94–91 2OT 10–6
(3–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 23, 1982
San Diego W 80–69  11–6
(4–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 30, 1982
Loyola Marymount W 92–79  12–6
(5–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 4, 1982
at Portland W 76–58  13–6
(6–0)
Howard Hall 
Portland, Oregon
Feb 6, 1982
at Gonzaga W 76–67 OT 14–6
(7–0)
Kennedy Pavilion 
Spokane, Washington
Feb 12, 1982
Gonzaga W 73–59  15–6
(8–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 13, 1982
Portland W 92–79  16–6
(9–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 18, 1982
at San Diego W 63–61  17–6
(10–0)
USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Feb 20, 1982
at Saint Mary's W 79–66  18–6
(11–0)
University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, California
Feb 26, 1982
at Santa Clara W 76–74 2OT 19–6
(12–0)
Harold J. Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Feb 28, 1982
at No. 16 San Francisco W 106–100  20–6
(13–0)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Mar 4, 1982
at Loyola Marymount W 105–104 OT 21–6
(14–0)
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1982*
(7 W) vs. (10 W) Pittsburgh
First round
W 99–88  22–6
Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, Washington
Mar 14, 1982*
4:08 p.m., CBS
(7 W) vs. (2 W) No. 4 Oregon State
Second round
L 51–70[1]  22–7
Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum (12,340)
Pullman, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

Source[2][3]

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Oregon State, Idaho Advance". The New York Times. March 15, 1982. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.